Internal Damping Ratio of Ultrahigh-Performance Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Considering the Effect of Fiber Content and Damage Evolution
Publication: Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering
Volume 32, Issue 12
Abstract
This paper reports the characterization of internal damping ratio () and factor of ultrahigh-performance fiber-reinforced concrete (UHPFRC) using acoustic tests for undamaged and damaged samples excited by an impact. Ratio is a nondimensional parameter that measures the material capacity to dissipate vibration, and the factor is physically interpreted as inverse attenuation, measuring the undamped characteristics of an oscillator. A servohydraulic testing machine was used for straining the samples cyclically, and at the end of each cycle the acoustic tests were made to measure and . Furthermore, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) was performed in samples extracted from the damaged specimens. From results, undamaged samples presented average around 0.35% with maximum and minimum values of 0.50% and 0.15%, respectively. The analysis of damaged samples showed that the internal damping gave a small variation in the first two load cycles and achieved 0.8% after the peak stress. Low values of found in the present study suggest that UHPFRC structures are more susceptible to excessive vibrations than normal-strength concrete structures. Moreover, SEM images showed damage mechanisms that are the probable reasons for the increase of after severe loading.
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Some or all data, models, or code generated or used during the study are available in a repository online in accordance with funder data retention policies. Furthermore, some or all data, models, or code used during the study were provided by a third party. Direct requests for these materials may be made to the provider as indicated in the “Acknowledgments.”
Acknowledgments
The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial support (Grant Nos. 141993/2014-6 and 142179/2015-9) provided by the Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq) from Brazil.
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Received: Mar 25, 2019
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Published online: Sep 21, 2020
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